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October 10th Meeting ISSA Meeting – It’s (Past) Time To Put Identity At The Core Of Your Security Strategy

This presentation will address the limitations of current methods for detecting illicit behavior in computer networks, and the promise of advanced behavioral Machine Learning techniques for securing enterprises against breaches. It will cover the shortcomings of a preventative security posture, the cyber weapons employed in real world exploits, and the advantages of implementing automated threat hunting tools.

The discussion will be lead by Glen Myers, a Specialist Systems Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, a cyber-defense company. Glen spent two years as a Senior Sales Engineer at LightCyber, joining Palo Alto Networks as part of the LightCyber acquisition in early 2017. Glenn has worked in cyber-defense for over 20 years, in the areas of email security, database security, application security, and endpoint / network behavioral analytics.

Chapter OverviewThe Central Virginia Chapter of ISSA was founded in 2006 and is part of the national Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) The ISSA has more than 13,000 individual members and more than 100 chapters around the world. ISSA is the largest international, not-for-profit association for information security professionals. It provides educational forums, information resources and peer interaction opportunities to enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. ISSA works closely with other industry organizations such as (ISC)2, ASIS, and ISACA. The Central Virginia ISSA offers annual CISSP training from experienced and practicing Information Security Experts. We also conduct monthly meetings on a wide variety of Information Security Topics provided by some of the most knowledgeable security professionals in the field. Our monthly meetings at Mekong. These meetings provide Continuing Education Credits for CISSPs and are open to ISSA Members and Non-Members